Age and acceptance

[GracieRose]

A lot of interesting comments here. Being 68 going on 69 myself, it's great to hear from so many that are about my age.
I too care less about what most others think as I get older and closer to meeting the grim reaper. However, my wife does care, a lot! So as long as she's around (and I expect her to outlast me based on standard probabilities) I am unable to 'come out' to anyone but her. So I go across town a few times a week, away from those that know us, and do the grocery shopping (and expand my female wardrobe). Not perfect, but you do what you can with what you have to work with.

[Heather76]

I'm 77 but have only been CDing for a bit over 2 1/2 years. So far as I know, I never had a desire to CD until a comment my wife made to me triggered some childhood memories. I gave in to those memories in June, 2020 and haven't looked back. The only thing that keeps me from dressing totally en femme 24/7 is my wife. While she puts up with me being dressed at home, she would die a thousand deaths of embarrassment if any of our family and friends knew this secret of mine. If I were single, I'd dress most all the time as 1) I don't particularly care what people think of me as I know I'm genuinely a good, loving, and caring person; and 2) I don't have any close friendships to lose. In all honesty, my friends are really just nice acquaintances vs. close friends.

If I were to go out dressed (which I have done on a handful of occasions), I would go out fully dressed as I prefer to present as best as I can. Without a wig but in out feminine garments just doesn't work for me.